Category: Gazetteer

A geographical dictionary providing reference information about places and place names in Warminster and other civil parishes in the surrounding area.

William Edwin Brown ~ Warminster Watch And Clock Repairer

Two advertisements appear for William Edwin Brown in Coates Directory For Warminster And District 1922. The first refers to him as the proprietor of the Central Café at 34 Market Place, Warminster. The second shows him trading as a confectioner, tobacconist and seller of ices at the same address. A year later 34 Market Place was in the hands of Charles Edward Hill. This property, opposite the Town Hall, was later used by Parker’s Bakeries as a bread and cake shop until they moved to the Three Horseshoes Mall, Warminster. The shop was then used for selling long-playing records by Music Man in the 1980s but is now [1998] the offices of Independent Financial Services, with the re-numbered address of 15 Market Place.

On leaving the Market Place, Brown moved to 1 Boreham Terrace, Warminster, where he continued to trade as a watch and clock repairer. This three-storey house at the eastern end of the terrace now has the address 34 Boreham Road and was in recent years the home of the well-known Warminster dancing teacher Miss Gloria Sloper (died December 1995). It is now [1998] the home of Mark Gibbs.

An advertisement for William Brown at Boreham Terrace in the West Wilts Directory 1923 says he then had 32 years practical experience of watch and clock repairs. Brown is listed among the Warminster residents in the West Wilts Directory of 1926 but there is no mention of him as either a resident or a trader in Kelly’s Directory 1927. He does not appear in any further Warminster directories.

Deceased Persons (Surnames Beginning With B), Interred By F. Curtis & Son, At St. John’s Churchyard, Warminster.

This list comprises the names of deceased persons (surnames beginning with B), interred by F. Curtis & Son, funeral directors, at St. John’s Churchyard, Warminster.

The list is organised alphabetically by surname, followed by the year of interment, followed by grave plot number.

Winifred Victoria Baggs, 1992. Plot 89. Ashes.

Maud Alice Bailey, 1996. No plot recorded. Ashes.

Acasta Nellie Baines, 1974. Plot 320.

Doris Ivy ? Baird, 1995. Plot 68. Ashes.

Arthur Baker, 1928. Plot 876.
Beatrice Ellen Mary Baker, 1916. Plot 876.
Charles Baker, 1903. Plot 647.
Fanny Baker, 1925. Plot 647.
Ian Baker, 1998. No plot recorded. Burial.

Florence Winifred Baker, 1964. Plot 1086.
Mary Ann Baker, 1939. Plot 900.
Richard Baker, 1975. Plot 1086.

Ann Ball, 1866. Plot 6.
Annie Louise Ball, 1965. Plot 964. Burial of ashes.
Benjamin Ball, 1873. Plot 222.
Eliza Ball, 1892. Plot 7.
Frederick Ball, 1881. Plot 7.
Jane Ball, 1866. Plot 12.
Joanna Ball, 1876. Plot 222.
John Ball, 1878. Plot 12.
Pamela Patricia Ball, 1986. Plot 470.
Ronald Wilfred Ball, 1967. Plot 964. Burial of ashes.
Walter Ball, 1949. Plot 964.
Wilfred Ball, 1918. Plot 62.

Ernest John Barker, 1965. Plot 1097.
Ernest Walter Barker, 1973. Plot 236e.

Eveline Christine Barnett, 1959. Plot 1027.
Henry William Barnett, 1971. Plot 1027.

Esther Barrett, 1866. Plot 787.
Mabel Dorothy Barnett, 1968. Plot 273a.
Maxwell Barrett, 1960. Plot 273a.

Emily Barter, 1898. Plot 118.
Ernest Barter, 1945. Plot 996.
Frank Barter, 1945. Plot 996.
Frank Barter, 1960. Plot 1022.
Lily Barter, 1962. Plot 1022.
Solomon Thomas Barter, 1913. Plot 118.

George Edward Bartlett, 1889. Plot Plot 92.
Harriet Bartlett, 1904. Plot 102.
Hilda Violet Bartlett, 1978. Plot C11.
James Bartlett, 1886. Plot 91.
James Bartlett, 1891. Plot 109.

Jane Batchelor, 1886. Plot 23.
William Batchelor, 1890, Plot 853.

Amy Florence Baverstock, 1941. Plot 655.
Eveline Annie Baverstock, 1987. Plot 655. Ashes.
Francis Cyril Baverstock, 1962. Plot 655.
Luther Baverstock, 1942. PLot 655.

Timothy Douglas Baxter, 1977. Plot C9.

Alfred Bayly, 1876. Plot 1.
Elizabeth Ann Bayly, 1880. Plot 2.
Francis Denis Osborne Bayly, 1934. Plot –
Lucy Bayly, 1900. Plot 56.
Sarah Bayly, 1871. Plot 190.
William Wansey Bayly, 1898. Plot 57.

Caroline A’Court Beadon, 1913. Plot 886.
Isabella Beadon, 1885. Plot 887.
Richard A’Court Beadon, 1890. Plot 887.

Irse Beckett, 1994. Plot 103. Ashes.

Alice Maud Bell, 1984. Plot C40.

Julia Bendle, 1912. Plot 687.
Walter Jessie Bendle, 1910. Plot 687.

Benjamin John Bennett, 1976. Plot 1138.
Doris McDonald Bennett, 1967. Plot 1138.

Betty Mary Bent, 1946. Plot 665.

Nada Celicia Beresford, 1956. Plot 1054.

Cora Berridge, 1996. Plot 502 (husband’s grave).
Maurice John Berridge, 1988. Plot 502.

Emily Best, 1924. Plot 249.
George Best, 1917. Plot 260.
Joseph Best, 1901. Plot 249.

Harry Beveridge, 1946. PLot 997.

Julia Biles, 1975. Plot 318.
Percy William Biles?, 1995. Plot 81.

Mildred Adelaide Billings, 1997. Plot 124. Ashes.

Stanley Leonard Rex Billington, 1982. Plot 404.
Violet Billington, 1996. Plot 404.

Elizabeth Bishop, 1929. Plot 858.
Gertrude Elizabeth Selway Bishop, 1890. Plot 855.
John Bishop, 1892. Plot 858.

Alex Arthur Blacoe, 1993. Plot 1258b.

Sarah Blake, 1886. Plot 884.
William Blake, 1892. Plot 884.

Alfred Willis James Bond, 1990. Plot 512a.
Roy Bond, 1996. Plot 1266.

Ronald William Bone, 1982. Plot 419.

George Richard Bassett Booth, 1978. Plot 364.
Gwendoline Booth, 1992. Plot 364.

John Dennis Boscawen, 1989. Plot 437.
Margaret Hazel Boscawen, 1985. Plot 437.

Henry Bottley, 1980. Plot 182a.
Maude Bottley, 1974. Plot 182a.

Cecil Samuel Bowden, 1959. Plot 1024.

Ernest Maurice N. Bower, 1961. Plot 295.

Edward Bowles, 1913. Plot 852.
Elizabeth Ann Bowles, 1885. Plot 852.

Ernest George Bowley, 1981. Plot 383.

Amy Bradfield, 1943. Plot 979.

Walter Bradford, 1982. Plot C34.

Leslie Howard Bradley, 1982. Plot 403.

Kenneth Bramley, 1941. Plot 940.

William Thomas Brannigan, 1990. Plot 804a.

Elizabeth Bray, 1892. Plot 815.
Mary Jane Bray, 1892. Plot not recorded.
William Bray, 1899. Plot 815.

Alice Louise Bridewell, 1974. Plot 234a.
Ivor Charles Bridewell, 1972. Plot 234a.

Albert Edward Bridle, 1962. Plot 1076.

Edwin Charles Bristow, 1918. Plot 744.
Sarah Jane Bristow, 1940. Plot 744.

Anthony Clifford Broady, 1969. Plot 1157.

William James Henry Brodie, 1975. Plot C5.

Dorothy Margaret Barrington Brown, 1982. Plot 404.
Frederick Brown, 1879. Plot 66.
George Brown, 1879. Plot 840.
Hugh Barrington Brown, 1969. Plot 174a.
Ian Leonard Brown, 1962. Plot 1068.
Ivy Phyllis Brown, 1987. Plot 486.
Margaret Jane Brown, 1965. Plot 1100.
Reginald James Brown, 1981. Plot C21.

Mary Eleanor Brunt, 1985. Plot 142.

Zygmunt Brzeski, 1984. Plot 431.
Francisek Brzeskiewicz, 1998. No plot recorded.

Thomas Bryan, 1993. Plot 391.

Lily Bryant, 1962. Plot 1067.
Olive Mary Bryant, 1992. Plot 481.
Walter William Bryant, 1985. Plot 481.

Alice Elizabeth Burden, 1962. Plot 1069.
Edwin John Burden, 1976. Plot 322.
Emily Rose Burden, 1982. Plot 322.
Henry Burden, 1973. Plot 1069. Double grave.

Peter Richard Burfitt, 1961. Plot 292.

Doreen Joan Burford, 1930. Plot 788.

Ernest William Victor Burgess, 1978. Plot 365.
Frederick John Burgess, 1950. Plot 1035.
George Douglas Burgess, 1973. Plot 208b.
Louisa Burgess, 1972. Plot 1035.
Violet Ethel Burgess, 1986. Plot 443.

Olivia Louisa Burnett, 1919. Plot 128.

Donald Alfred Burt, 1967. Plot 627.
George Anthony Burt, 1973. Plot 1153a.
Hugh George Burt, 1948. Plot 915.
Katharine Burt, 1948. Plot 915.
Mark Anthony Burt, 1947. Plot 916.
Philip John Burt, 1972. Plot 1154.

Alan Laurence Bury, 1990. Plot 625.
Mabel Kate Bury ( May Bury), 1986. Plot 637.

Francis Bush, 1907. Plot 116.
Kate Bush, 1900. Plot 116.

Eliza Jane Butcher, 1936. 993.
Robert Bendall Butcher, 1921. Plot 993.
Samuel Butcher, 1873. Plot 802.

Dennis Butler, 1994. Plot 94. Ashes.
Harriet Butler, 1949. PLot 682.
John James Butler, 1929. Plot 682.
John Stuart Butler, 1916. Plot 683.
June Ada Butler (written as June Ada Bulter), 1994. Plot 1258.
Reginald Charles Butler, 1923. Plot 683.

Dorothy Butt, 1875. Plot 199.
Margaret May Butt, 1933. Plot 953.

James Button, 1930. Plot 877.
Jessie Ethel Button, 1965. Plot 65.
Ronald Button, 1908. Plot 65.
Sarah Button, 1920. Plot 877.
Wilfred Button, 1954. Plot 65.


Contract Of Over £1 Million For Road Improvements At Biss Bottom And A New Bridge At Upton Scudamore

Monday 1st February 1993

Work has recently started on improvements to the A350 road at Biss Bottom, between Warminster and Westbury.

Safety will be improved by the construction of 1.5km of single carriageway on a new alignment.

The existing section of the road at Biss Bottom is narrow, contains a number of bends and varies considerably in level.

The new road will pass through a 6m deep cutting and will cross a 20m high embankment.

A new bridge will be constructed to carry the C235 road at Upton Scudamore over the new road.

The nearby junction of Warminster Road, Upton Scudamore and the A350 will also be improved as part of the scheme.

The contract, worth over £1 million, has been awarded by Wiltshire Council to Costain Engineering And Construction.

The work started on 4th January 1993 and will take about nine months to complete.

During the construction period a 40mph speed limit will be in force on the existing road.

Archaeologists are completing a salvage excavation to ensure that any important remains are not lost because of the scheme.

The Appearance Of A Huge Dog Was The Reason Why Longbridge Deverill People Discontinued Their Customary Palm Sunday Picnic On Cow Down

Ralph Whitlock in one of his many books (over 100), Wiltshire Folklore And Legends, published in 1992 by Robert Hale, in a chapter titled ‘Black Dogs,’ noted:

“On Palm Sunday the people of Longbridge Deverill walked up to Cow Down where, from time immemorial, they had held a picnic. But one Sunday a huge dog appeared and so frightened them that the festival was discontinued. One would like to know more of the circumstances.”

58 Woodcock Road, Warminster ~ Formerly 30 Woodcock ~ Formerly 3 Harpway Terrace

Some notes compiled by Danny Howell in 1992:

1905 Electoral Roll – 3 Harpway Terrace, Warminster. George Hill (occupation voter).

1906 Electoral Roll – 3 Harpway Terrace. George Hill (occupation voter).

1907 Electoral Roll – 3 Harpway Terrace. George Hill (occupation voter).

1908 Electoral Roll – 3 Harpway Terrace. George Hill (occupation voter).

1910 Electoral Roll – 3 Harpway Terrace. David Trimm (occupation voter).

Warminster Journal, 6 February 1914, page 1, column 1 – Death of William Wait, 30 Woodcock.

1915 Electoral Roll – 30 Woodcock. No details listed.

1918 Electoral Roll – 30 Woodcock. Ernest Henry Wait. Rose Ellen Wait.

1920 Electoral Roll – 30 Woodcock. Rose Ellen Wait. William Arthur Wait.

Warminster And District Directory 1922 – 30 Woodcock. Mrs Wait.

1924 Electoral Roll – 30 Woodcock. Rose Ellen Wait. William Arthur Wait. Ernest Harry Wait.

1925 Electoral Roll – 30 Woodcock. Rose Ellen Wait. William Arthur Wait. Ernest Harry Wait. Victor George Wait.

1926 Electoral Roll – 30 Woodcock. Rose Ellen Wait.

1927 Electoral Roll – 30 Woodcock. Rose Ellen Wait. Howard Green. Leonard Long.

1928 Electoral Roll – 30 Woodcock. Rose Ellen Wait. Howard Green. Leonard Long.

Warminster And District Directory 1933 – 30 Woodcock. Mrs Wait. Leonard Albert Long.

Mrs Wait was Leonard Albert Long’s mother-in-law.

Warminster And District Directory 1936 – 30 Woodcock. Mrs Wait. L.A. Long.

Warminster And District Directory 1938 – 58 Woodcock Road. Mrs Wait. Leonard Albert Long.

West Wilts Directory 1949 – 58 Woodcock Road, Warminster. L.D. Butcher.

West Wilts Directory 1951 – 58 Woodcock Road, Warminster. L.D. Butcher.

Fletcher’s Directory 1953/1954 – 58 Woodcock Road, Warminster. L.D. Butcher.

Warminster Directory 1956 – 58 Woodcock Road. L.D. Butcher.

Warminster, Westbury And District Directory 1960/1961 – 58 Woodcock Road, Warminster. L.D. Butcher.

Fletcher’s Warminster, Westbury And District Directory 1963/1964 – 58 Woodcock Road, Warminster. L.D. Butcher.

Fletcher’s Westbury, Warminster And District Directory 1966 – 58 Woodcock Road, Warminster. L.D. Butcher.

Warminster Directory 1968 – 58 Woodcock Road. Leslie Donald Butcher.

Warminster And District Directory 1978 – 58 Woodcock Road. Emily F. Butcher.

Warminster And District Directory 1981 – 58 Woodcock Road. Emily F. Butcher.

Warminster And District Directory 1983 – 58 Woodcock Road. Emily F. Butcher.

1991 Electoral Roll – 58 Woodcock Road, Warminster. Emily F. Butcher. Leslie D. Butcher.

57 Woodcock Road, Warminster ~ (Wi-Wurry) ~ Formerly 29 Woodcock ~ Formerly 4 Harpway Terrace

Some notes compiled by Danny Howell in 1992:

57 Woodcock Road, Warminster, an end-of-terrace house (at the moment called Wi-Wurry), had the former address of 29 Woodcock, and previous to that was 4 Harpway Terrace.

1905 Electoral Roll – 4 Harpway Terrace. William James (occupation voter).

1906 Electoral Roll – 4 Harpway Terrace. William James (occupation voter).

1908 Electoral Roll – Harpway Terrace. Albert William Richens (occupation voter).

1910 Electoral Roll – 4 Harpway Terrace. Charles James Weston (occupation voter).

1915 Electoral Roll – 29 Woodcock. James Hampton (occupation voter).

1918 Electoral Roll – 29 Woodcock. Blanche Hilda Smith.

1920 Electoral Roll – 29 Woodcock. Edward Bert Snelgrove. Rose Lily Snelgrove.

1925 Electoral Roll – 29 Woodcock. Mark Edwin Sane. Lilian Kate Sane.

1926 Electoral Roll – 29 Woodcock. Mark Edwin Sane. Lilian Kate Sane.

1927 Electoral Roll – 29 Woodcock. Mark Edwin Sane. Lilian Kate Sane.

1928 Electoral Roll – 29 Woodcock. Mark Edwin Sane. Lilian Kate Sane.

Warminster & District Directory 1933 – 29 Woodcock. Mark Edwin Sane.

Warminster & District Directory 1936 – 29 Woodcock. M.E. Sane.

Warminster & District Directory 1938 – 57 Woodcock. A.S. Poolman.

West Wilts Directory 1949. 57 Woodcock Road, Warminster. R.V.L. Hope.

West Wilts Directory 1951. 57 Woodcock Road, Warminster. S.V.R. Ventham.

Fletcher’s Directory 1953/1954 – 57 Woodcock. S.V.R. Ventham.

Warminster Directory 1956 – 57 Woodcock Road. L.S. Price.

Warminster And District Directory 1960/1961 – 57 Woodcock Road. L.S. Price.

Fletcher’s Warminster, Westbury And District Directory 1963/1964 – 57 Woodcock Road, Warminster. L.S. Price.

Fletcher’s Westbury, Warminster And District Directory 1966 – 57 Woodcock Road, Warminster. L.S. Price.

Warminster Directory 1968 – 57 Woodcock Road. Leslie Stephen Price.

Warminster And District Directory 1978 – 57 Woodcock Road. Evelyn M. Price.

Warminster And District Directory 1981 – 57 Woodcock Road. Evelyn M. Price.

Warminster And District Directory 1983 – 57 Woodcock Road. Evelyn M. Price.

1991 Electoral Roll – 57 Woodcock Road, Warminster. Evelyn M. Price. Leslie S. Price.

Leslie Price has named the house ‘Wi-Wurry’. Name sign attached to it.

8th Annual Presentation Evening Of Highbury Youth Football Club, Warminster

The 8th Annual Presentation Evening of Highbury Youth Football Club was held at Kingdown School, Warminster, on Friday 5th June 1992.

Swindon Town FC Community Officer and former player, Leigh Barnard, was the guest of honour who presented a shield to every special award recipient and a large perpetual trophy to the Player Of The Year winner in each age group.

He also presented an individual certificate to each boy who had represented the Highbury club during the season, which meant he shook hands with about 160 boys during the course of the evening. 

The special award winners were:

Under 9 years old
Player Of The Year ~ Jamie McGuckian.
Most Improved Player ~ Matt Pearce.
Most Sporting Player ~ Lee Bundy.

Under 10 years old
Player Of The Year ~ Jason Guy.
Most Improved Player ~ Stuart Edgar.
Most Sporting Player ~ Richard Mildren.

Under 11 years old
Player Of The Year ~ Ryan Hastie.
Most Improved Player ~ Stuart Stainer.
Most Sporting Player ~ Tim Kent.

Under 12 years old
Player Of The Year ~ Simon Shanks.
Most Improved Player ~ James McCallister.
Most Sporting Player ~ Daniel Minty.

Under 13 years old
Player Of The Year  ~ Andrew Pepler.
Most Improved Player ~ Matthew Hardiman.
Most Sporting Player ~ Richard Merritt.

Under 14 years old
Player Of The Year ~ Neil Dulake.
Most Improved Player ~ Matthew Beales.
Most Sporting Player ~ Andrew Bennett.

Under 15 years old
Player Of The Year ~ Mark O’Driscoll.
Most Improved Player ~ Simon Norris.
Most Sporting Player ~ Paul McClean. 

Pedro’s Disco provided the rest of the evening’s entertainment after the presentations.

Warminster Branch Workers Educational Association Discontinued

Tuesday 14 April 1992

At the 1992 AGM the Warminster branch of the Workers Educational Association (WEA) was formally wound up.

The Chairman, Mr. Alwyn Hardy, thanked members and officers for their support but regretted that lack of support and rising costs meant the branch could no longer continue.

The Warminster branch had been in operation since 1976, providing adult classes in a variety of subjects of local and general interest.

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